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Bergkamp charged with violent conduct Posted: Friday November 08, 2002 9:12 AMLONDON (AP) -- Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association on Friday for allegedly stamping on Blackburn defender Nils-Eric Johansson. The FA announced the charge after studying video replays of the incident during the Gunners' 2-1 defeat to Rovers at Highbury on Oct. 26. The Dutch forward, who has insisted he did nothing wrong, has 14 days to respond. If found guilty, he would face a three-match ban that could rule him out of the Premier League showdown against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Dec. 7. Bergkamp said the incident only came to the FA's attention because it was featured in soccer highlights shows on British television. Referee Graham Barber took no action against Berghamp during the game. "I don't understand it -- on the pitch there was nothing really wrong," Bergkamp said earlier this week. "The referee seemed to see everything. I picked the player up and there was nothing really wrong. The referee was very close to it and he came up to me and said, `Calm down,' and I calmed down. "Then I heard the next day that it was on the TV and I thought, `OK, who is making those decisions? Who is putting it on the television?' "Then you read about stamping. It is such a serious word, but there was nothing in it. They are trying to make something out of nothing."
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